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Review: The Power of Together: Discover the Christian Life You’ve Been Missing by Jim Putnam

Review: The Power of Together: Discover the Christian Life You’ve Been Missing Jim Putnam 2016 Baker Books I wish I had gotten an e-version of this book instead of the print version.   Why?   To see how many hits I would get on the word relationship.   This book delves into that topic from several angles attempting to encourage the reader to become more involved in forming genuine relationships.   Those of us that are older may remember the word friendship .   The real sort, not the sort established on social media with the touch of an icon.    That’s what Putnam feels is missing in the Christian life.   That’s what he spends 245 pages trying to explain, illustrate, model, or extol.   He has diagnosed a major deficiency in current life for many inside and outside the church.      So what is the solution to the problem?   Happily, he offers some suggestions that should be obvious by the time he gets to th...